Chris Cron

{{short description|American baseball player and manager (born 1964)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Chris Cron

| image = Chris Cron (9289987190) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cron at the 2013 All-Star Futures Game

| team = Athletics

| number = 41

| position = First baseman/Left fielder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|03|31}}

| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 15

| debutyear = 1991

| debutteam = California Angels

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = October 4

| finalyear = 1992

| finalteam = Chicago White Sox

| statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Batting average

|stat1value = .080

|stat2label = Home runs

|stat2value = 0

|stat3label = Runs batted in

|stat3value = 0

| teams =

As player

California Angels ({{mlby|1991}})
Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1992}})

As coach

Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2021}})
Oakland Athletics / Athletics ({{mlby|2022}}–present)

}}

Christopher John Cron Sr. (born March 31, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player, manager, and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox, and has managed in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). {{As of|2021}}, he is the assistant hitting coach for the Athletics.

He is the father of C.J. Cron and Kevin Cron who are also professional baseball players.

Career

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 1984 MLB draft, Cron made his MLB debut with the California Angels on August 15, 1991, and appeared in his final game on October 4, 1992.

During the 1995 season, Cron retired and became manager of the Bristol White Sox, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and has spent several years as a manager in the White Sox farm system.

Cron has managed at every level in the minor leagues, starting in 1995. His teams have included: Bristol (1995), Hickory (1996–97), Winston-Salem (1998 and 2005), Birmingham (1999 and 2006), Colorado Springs (2000–02), Great Falls (2003 and 2007–08), and Kannapolis (2004). He served as roving minor league infield coach in 2009. He was the manager of the Great Falls Voyagers in 2010.

On Monday, December 13, 2010, Cron was named manager of the Erie SeaWolves.[http://yourerie.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=150336 SeaWolves To Name Chris Cron New Manager - YourErie.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143621/http://yourerie.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=150336 |date=July 18, 2011 }}[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-16311568 Chris Cron Named Erie SeaWolves Skipper - SeaWolves.com] In 2013, he was selected as one of several managers for the All-Star Futures Game.[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-51715780 All-Star Futures Game rosters revealed - milb.com] In 2019, he was hired as manager of the Reno Aces.[https://www.milb.com/reno/news/chris-cron-named-aces-fourth-manager-in-franchise-history-302461570 Chris Cron Named Aces Fourth Manager in Franchise History - milb.com] He managed his son, Kevin, while he was on the Aces in 2019.{{cite web|author=Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette Journal |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2019/04/02/reno-aces-game-crons-baseball-coming/3294536002/ |title=Reno Aces manager Chris Cron to coach his son, Kevin Cron this season |publisher=Rgj.com |date=2019-04-02 |access-date=2019-11-09}}

On January 14, 2022, Cron was hired as the assistant hitting coach for the Oakland Athletics.{{cite web | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/A-s-name-Brad-Ausmus-bench-coach-add-2-hitting-16776403.php | title=A's name Brad Ausmus bench coach, add 2 hitting coaches to solve scoring woes | date=14 January 2022 }}

Personal

His sons, C. J. and Kevin Cron, are professional baseball players. He is the cousin of Major League Baseball player Chad Moeller.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ahwatukee.com/sports/article_5d5946cc-8e48-11e0-9e5d-001cc4c03286.html|title=Siblings C.J. And Kevin Cron are both expected to go high in Major League Baseball's amateur draft|date=June 5, 2011 }}